Abstract:
A method of illumination compensation for three-dimensional or multi-view encoding and decoding. The method incorporates an illumination compensation flag only if the illumination compensation is enabled and the current coding unit is processed by one 2N×2N prediction unit. The illumination compensation is applied to the current coding unit according to the illumination compensation flag. The illumination compensation flag is incorporated when the current coding unit is coded in Merge mode without checking whether a current reference picture is an inter-view reference picture.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding depth lookup table (DLT) using a constrained table value range are disclosed. For a decoder, a constrained table value range from a minimum table value to a maximum table value of the DLT is decoded from the coded DLT information. Bit map values for depth values in a depth range from (the minimum table value+1) to (the maximum table value−1) are then decoded. The bit map values indicate whether the depth values are in the DLT respectively. The DLT for the current depth map can be reconstructed based on the constrained table value range and the bit map values for the depth values in the depth range. For an encoder, a constrained table value range from a minimum table value to a maximum table value of the DLT is determined and encoded the DLT into coded DLT information.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for three-dimensional and multi-view video coding are disclosed, where the motion vector (MV) or disparity vector (DV) candidate list construction process for a block depends on whether the target reference picture corresponds to an inter-view reference picture or whether the inter-view candidate refers to an inter-view reference picture. In one embodiment, an MV or DV candidate list for a block coded in Merge mode is constructed, and an inter-view candidate in the MV or DV candidate list is set lower than the first candidate position if the inter-view candidate refers to an inter-view reference picture. In another embodiment, an MV or DV candidate list for a block coded in advanced motion vector prediction mode is constructed, and an inter-view candidate is set lower than the first candidate position if the inter-view candidate refers to an inter-view reference picture.
Abstract:
Dental implants made at least in part of a porous tantalum material for enhancing the osseointegration of the dental implant into surrounding bone. For example, there is provided a dental implant which includes a porous tantalum portion and an outer portion having a color generally replicating the color of natural teeth. The dental implant further comprises a core portion and the porous tantalum portion at least partially surrounds the core portion. An esthetic portion is disposed at least the outer portion and the porous tantalum portion is disposed for at least partially reinforcing the esthetic portion. After implantation of the implant, bone tissue may osseointegrate into the porous tantalum portion to anchor the implant in position within the surrounding bone. Other embodiments of implants are provided, each implant including at least a portion thereof formed of porous tantalum for improved osseointegration.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method for reducing the viscosity of a formulation containing acetate and a therapeutic protein and formulations made using the claimed method.
Abstract:
An ion exchange polymer composition is provided, which includes a primary crosslinker and a secondary crosslinker. The primary crosslinker includes a crosslinked ionic monomer including a quaternary ammonium group. A method for making the ion exchange polymer composition and materials prepared from the ion exchange polymer composition are also provided.
Abstract:
Managing database indexes includes creating a main index and creating at least one service index that is configured for recording a change to a node to be updated in the main index. Managing database indexes also includes detecting whether an operation that involves the main index and is performed on the database appears in the database, and maintaining the main index using at least one service index in response to the operation that involves the main index and is performed on the database, appearing in the database. The maintaining is performed based on changes to a node to be updated in the main index that are recorded in the at least one service node.
Abstract:
The present invention provides hydrogel coated, implantable medical devices and methods of coating hydrogels onto implantable medical devices. In one embodiment, a hydrogel coated medical device is formed by physically treating a surface of the medical device, chemically treating the surface, applying a hydrogel precursor and then crosslinking the hydrogel precursor to form a hydrogel coating on the surface of the medical device. The present invention may be particularly applicable for coating articulating surfaces on implantable medical devices such as artificial joints.